"Last night, the
unthinkable happened. My entire apt burnt down while I was out. I've lost
everything I own, including scores, hard drives, clothes, sentimental items.
Everything from my life is gone. My dog died in the fire. I will love you
forever Cupid. I miss you."

His girlfriend's mother, Robin
Urbani, quickly stepped up and created an online fundraising campaign to
help out, raising $24,302 before the British producer/singer asked Urbani to take
it down. Now he's taken to his Tumblr to explain why he feels uncomfortable
accepting donations and the extent of his loss.

"I should
explain first of all, exactly what has happened, in terms that maybe will make
people understand," he wrote. "Imagine being outside of your home one
day. Then somebody presses delete, on the last decade of your life. You
own nothing except for what you have on you in that
precise moment. This is what has happened."

He added, "It’s more than music. As I’ve
seen many people talk about, or people on the street. It’s my life. It’s
everything I’ve ever owned….loved… It’s all gone, forever. I miss you Cupid."

Regarding the
fundraiser, he explained:

"If I am honest, the fundraiser makes me feel extremely
uncomfortable. This isn’t me saying I don’t need the money, to reiterate, i
have lost everything. There are things i
can do, although it will take years, that can help myself rebuild, a huge part
of me is still struggling with understanding the events of two nights ago, and
where to take my life from here.

"This isn’t me being
unappreciative. Tears stream down my face when Samantha shows me the nice
messages people have written. It’s overwhelming in the most extremely nicest
way that people would care about this. But as I stated before, so many
people have nothing they can do to rebuild their life from scratch.

"I have a lot to think
about, I don’t even know where to start from, I just wanted to be honest."

Hynes said that he wishes
to donate the funds he's received to charities instead, although he admitted to
still being "in shock" and possibly having no choice but to use some
of the profits for rebuilding his livelihood.

In closing, he invited
those that have already donated to let him know whether or not they would want
their funds to go to charity.

Immediately following Hynes' post, Urbani announced she had ended the fundraising efforts "at Dev's request."

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